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The Forty and Eight was founded in March, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when World War I veteran Joseph Breen and 15 other members of The American Legion came together and organized it as an honor society for the Legion. They envisioned a new and different level of elite membership and camaraderie for leaders of the Legion.
Fraternal Order of Eagles ( F.O.E.) is a fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898, in Seattle, Washington, by a group of six theater-owners including John Cort (the first president), brothers John W. and Tim J. Considine, Harry (H.L.) Leavitt (who later joined the Loyal Order of Moose ), Mose Goldsmith and Arthur Williams. [ 1]
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is an organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state, U.S. territory, and overseas departments, in turn made up of local posts.
The average age of an American Legion member is 67 years old, with 400,000 members over the age of 80. Don Marks, Commander of the Bronson post, said of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, "We have so ...
May 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Steve Bloom/sbloom@theolympan.com. Nearly a year after the Washington state chapter of the American Legion was suspended for “dysfunction” and disbanded, the Legion ...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars ( VFW ), formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of United States war veterans who fought in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign land, waters, or airspace as military service members. [ 5][ 7] Established on September 29, 1899, in Columbus, Ohio, [ 8] the VFW is ...
When a local chapter in the American Legion falls below a dozen or so active members or interest in the organization wanes in a community, the statewide nonprofit gets involved to try to boost ...
American Legion of Honor; American Order of Druids – Founded in Fall River, Massachusetts May 17, 1888, by William Pearson and William A. Dunn. Among the founders were members of the Grand United Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers. Membership was open to men and women in the New ...